About chefbikeski
Culinary Director and Owner of Italiaoutdoors Food and Wine. Creator of uniquely personalized tours in Italy. Small groups, owner/expert led, customized to your desires, your budget. We personally design and lead each and every tour ourselves, to deliver the best in personalized service.
Another traditional Christmas dish from Northeastern Italy intrigued me the moment I discovered it, but it is quite unexpected, and I was unsure of how it would go over with American palates. I’ve made it a couple of times now, … Continue reading →
Posted in Apples, Christmas, Figs, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Pasta, prosecco, Travel, Uncategorized, Veneto Food, Wine Pairings
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, Christmas, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, lasagna, lasagna da fornel, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Prosecco, Recipe, Travel, Veneto Food, Wine
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Bombardino is an egg nog based drink that is very popular in the cold climates, especially for those enjoying a ski holiday in Northeastern Italy. This is a perfect drink for sipping apres ski in Val Gardena, or to warm … Continue reading →
Posted in Christmas, Travel, Trentino Food, Uncategorized
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Tagged advocaat, apres ski, Bike and Wine tours, bombardino, calimero, Christmas, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, egg nog, Food, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, ski holidays, Travel, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, val gardena
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One example of traditional Christmas holiday food with deep-seated cultural roots in a specific region is the Gubana. A cake of sweet leavened dough, heavy with a filling of dried fruits and nuts. Depending upon the source, Gubana originated … Continue reading →
Posted in Baking, Christmas, Dessert, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, Christmas, Cividale, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Fitness, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, gubana, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, Travel
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The Christmas season is upon us, and once again, Italian foodies here in the US are planning their Feast of the Seven Fishes for Christmas Eve. Italian restaurants are announcing their version of it for their December menu special, Saveur … Continue reading →
Posted in Christmas, Emilia Romagna, Pork, tortellini, Travel, Uncategorized
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, Christmas, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Emilia-Romagna, Feast of Seven Fishes, Fitness, Food, Health, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Recipe, tortellini, Travel
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Ricotta cheese is originally from Italy, and you will find it in just about every region you visit. Ricotta, which comes from the Latin recoctus, meaning ‘recooked’ is made from the milk whey that is leftover from the production of … Continue reading →
Posted in Dessert, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Ricotta, Trentino Food, Uncategorized, Veneto Food
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Tagged Bike and Wine tours, cake, cook, Cooking, cooking classes, crooked face creamery, culinary bike tours, culinary bike trips, Food, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italian cuisine, Italian Food, Italiaoutdoors, Italy, Italy hiking trips, Northern Italy, private bike trips, private ski trips, Ricotta, torta di ricotta, Veneto
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